Fluctuations of energy flux in wave turbulence

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Feb 15;100(6):064503. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.064503. Epub 2008 Feb 15.

Abstract

We report that the power driving gravity and capillary wave turbulence in a statistically stationary regime displays fluctuations much stronger than its mean value. We show that its probability density function (PDF) has a most probable value close to zero and involves two asymmetric roughly exponential tails. We understand the qualitative features of the PDF using a simple Langevin-type model.